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Sébastien LareauCountry |
23x15px Canada |
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Residence |
Canada |
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Born |
(1973-04-27) April 27, 1973 (age 47) Montreal, Quebec |
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Height |
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Turned pro |
1991 |
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Retired |
2001 |
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Plays |
Right-handed |
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Prize money |
$2,879,682 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
99–137 |
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Career titles |
0 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 76 (April 17, 1995) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open |
3R (1998) |
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French Open |
2R (1997) |
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Wimbledon |
2R (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
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US Open |
2R (1995, 1998, 1999) |
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Other tournaments |
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Olympic Games |
2R (2000) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
266–142 |
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Career titles |
17 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 4 (October 11, 1999) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
F (1996, 1997) |
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French Open |
QF (2000) |
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Wimbledon |
SF (1998) |
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US Open |
W (1999) |
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Other doubles tournaments |
Tour Finals |
W (1999) |
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Olympic Games |
20px Gold Medal (2000) |
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Last updated on: October 23, 2007. |
Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former touring professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to ever win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 U.S. Open Men's Doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien.
As a singles player
The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1995. He had a career ATP tour event win-loss record of 99-137. Lareau's best singles tour results were:
- in 1995, the quarterfinals of the Philadelphia and St. Petersburg Grand Prix events;
- in 1996, the fourth round of the Key Biscayne Grand Prix event;
- in 1997, the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Grand Prix event;
- in 1998, the third round of the Australian Open; the semifinals of the Philadelphia, the quarterfinals of the Scottsdale, the semifinals of the Hong Kong, the quarterfinals of the Washington and Moscow International Series events;
- in 1999, the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Outdoor International Series event; and
- in 2001, the semifinals of the Memphis International Series event.
As a doubles player
The 6'0 (1.83m), Script error: No such module "convert". Lareau reached a career high doubles ranking of world no. 4 in October 1999. He won 17 doubles titles on the ATP tour. His victories included the 1996 and 1998 Stuttgart Masters Series, the 1999 London/Queen's Club International Series, the 1999 U.S. Open, the 1999 Paris Indoor Tennis Masters Series, and the 1999 ATP Doubles Championships events, all partnering Alex O'Brien; the 1999 Washington International Series and 2000 Memphis International Series Gold events partnering Justin Gimelstob; and the 2000 Montreal/Toronto Tennis Masters Series and Sydney Olympics partnering compatriot Daniel Nestor. Lareau was also a finalist in the 1996 Australian Open and ATP Doubles Championship, 1997 Australian Open both partnering O'Brien.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 32 (17 titles, 15 runners-up)
Legend
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Grand Slam (1–2)
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Olympic Gold (1–0)
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Tennis Masters Cup (1–1)
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ATP Masters Series (4–1)
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ATP Championship Series (4–5)
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ATP Tour (6–6)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (12–9)
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Clay (0–1)
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Grass (1–2)
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Carpet (4–3)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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11 April 1994
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Tokyo Outdoor, Japan
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Hard
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Henrik Holm 23x15px Anders Järryd
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6–7, 1–6
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Runner-up
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2.
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25 April 1994
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Seoul, South Korea
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Hard
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23x15px Kent Kinnear
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23x15px Stephane Simian 23x15px Kenny Thorne
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4–6, 6–3, 5–7
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Runner-up
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3.
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14 November 1994
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Carpet
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23x15px Hendrik Jan Davids
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23x15px Jan Apell 23x15px Jonas Björkman
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6–4, 1–6, 2–6
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Winner
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1.
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1 May 1995
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Seoul, South Korea
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Hard
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23x15px Jeff Tarango
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23x15px Joshua Eagle 23x15px Andrew Florent
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6–3, 6–2
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Winner
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2.
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23 October 1995
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Beijing, China
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Carpet
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23x15px Tommy Ho
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23x15px Dick Norman 23x15px Fernon Wibier
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7–6, 7–6
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Runner-up
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4.
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29 January 1996
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Australian Open, Melbourne
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Stefan Edberg 23x15px Petr Korda
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5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
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Runner-up
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5.
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17 June 1996
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London/Queen's Club, England
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Grass
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Mark Woodforde 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
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3–6, 6–7
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Runner-up
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6.
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20 April 1996
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Doubles Championships, Hartford
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Carpet
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23x15px Alex O’Brien
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23x15px Mark Woodforde 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
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Winner
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3.
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28 October 1996
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Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
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Carpet
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Jacco Eltingh 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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3–6, 6–4, 6–3
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Runner-up
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7.
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27 January 1997
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Australian Open, Melbourne
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Mark Woodforde 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
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6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
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Winner
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4.
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3 March 1997
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Philadelphia, United States
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Ellis Ferreira 23x15px Patrick Galbraith
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6–3, 6–3
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Winner
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5.
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28 July 1997
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Los Angeles, United States
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi 23x15px Rick Leach
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7–6, 6–4
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Runner-up
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8.
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4 August 1997
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Montreal, Canada
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O’Brien
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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6–7, 3–6
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Runner-up
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9.
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18 August 1997
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New Haven, United States
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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4–6, 7–6, 2–6
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Winner
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6.
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20 April 1998
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Tokyo, Japan
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Hard
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23x15px Daniel Nestor
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23x15px Olivier Delaître 23x15px Stefano Pescosolido
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4
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Runner-up
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10.
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22 June 1998
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Nottingham, England
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Grass
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23x15px Daniel Nestor
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23x15px Justin Gimelstob 23x15px Byron Talbot
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5–7, 7–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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11.
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24 August 1998
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New Haven, United States
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Wayne Arthurs 23x15px Peter Tramacchi
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6–7, 6–1, 3–6
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Winner
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7.
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2 November 1998
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Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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6–3, 3–6, 7–5
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Winner
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8.
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18 January 1999
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Sydney, Australia
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Hard
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23x15px Daniel Nestor
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23x15px Patrick Galbraith 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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6–3, 6–4
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Runner-up
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12.
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22 February 1999
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Memphis, United States
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Alex O’Brien
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23x15px Todd Woodbridge 23x15px Mark Woodforde
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3–6, 4–6
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Winner
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9.
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14 June 1999
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London/Queen's Club, England
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Grass
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Todd Woodbridge 23x15px Mark Woodforde
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6–3, 7–6
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Winner
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10.
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23 August 1999
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Washington, D.C., United States
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Hard
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23x15px Justin Gimelstob
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23x15px David Adams 23x15px John-Laffnie de Jager
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7–5, 6–7, 6–3
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Winner
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11.
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13 September 1999
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U.S. Open, New York
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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7–6(9–7), 6–4
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Winner
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12.
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11 October 1999
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Shanghai, China
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Hard
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23x15px Daniel Nestor
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23x15px Todd Woodbridge 23x15px Mark Woodforde
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7–5, 6–3
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Winner
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13.
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8 November 1999
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Paris, France
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Carpet
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Jared Palmer 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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7–6, 7–5
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Winner
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14.
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22 November 1999
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Doubles Championships, Hartford
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Carpet
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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6–3, 6–2, 6–2
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Winner
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15.
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21 February 2000
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Memphis, United States
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Justin Gimelstob
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23x15px Jim Grabb 23x15px Richey Reneberg
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6–2, 6–4
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Runner-up
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13.
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6 March 2000
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Carpet
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23x15px Jonas Björkman
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23x15px Martin Damm 23x15px David Prinosil
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1–6, 7–5, 5–7
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Runner-up
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14.
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8 May 2000
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Orlando, United States
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Clay
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23x15px Justin Gimelstob
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Template:Country data IND Leander Paes 23x15px Jan Siemerink
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3–6, 4–6
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Winner
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16.
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7 August 2000
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Toronto, Canada
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Hard
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23x15px Daniel Nestor
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23x15px Joshua Eagle 23x15px Andrew Florent
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6–3, 7–6(7–3)
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Winner
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17.
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2 October 2000
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Sydney Olympics, Australia
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Hard
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23x15px Daniel Nestor
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23x15px Todd Woodbridge 23x15px Mark Woodforde
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5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6
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Runner-up
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15.
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20 August 2001
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Indianapolis, United States
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Hard
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi
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23x15px Mark Knowles 23x15px Brian MacPhie
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6–7, 7–5, 4–6
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Doubles performance timeline
Tournament |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss
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Grand Slams
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Australian Open
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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QF
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2R
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F
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F
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1R
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1R
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1R
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3R
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A
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0 / 8
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16–8
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French Open
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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3R
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3R
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2R
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3R
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1R
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QF
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A
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A
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0 / 6
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10–6
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Wimbledon
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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3R
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2R
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3R
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1R
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SF
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QF
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QF
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1R
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A
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0 / 8
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15–8
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U.S. Open
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A
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A
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A
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A
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SF
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2R
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1R
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QF
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2R
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1R
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W
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QF
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2R
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A
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1 / 9
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18–8
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Grand Slam SR
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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0 / 1
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0 / 3
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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1 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 3
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0 / 0
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1 / 31
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N/A
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Annual Win-Loss
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0–0
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0–0
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0–0
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0–0
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4–1
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6–3
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4–4
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12–4
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7–4
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6–4
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9–3
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9–4
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3–3
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0–0
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N/A
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59–30
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Masters Series
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Indian Wells
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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QF
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A
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A
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QF
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1R
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1R
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3R
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A
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A
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0 / 5
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5–5
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Miami
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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1R
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A
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QF
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3R
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2R
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2R
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QF
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2R
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A
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0 / 7
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6–7
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Monte Carlo
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 0
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0–0
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Rome
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 0
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0–0
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Hamburg
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 0
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0–0
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Canada
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NME
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A
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QF
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1R
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QF
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1R
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1R
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QF
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F
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QF
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2R
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W
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1R
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A
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1 / 11
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17–10
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Cincinnati
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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2R
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2R
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2R
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2R
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SF
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QF
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2R
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SF
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1R
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A
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0 / 9
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12–9
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Stuttgart
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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1R
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A
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W
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SF
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W
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QF
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2R
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A
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A
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2 / 6
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12–4
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Paris
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NME
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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2R
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A
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2R
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W
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A
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A
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A
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1 / 3
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5–2
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Masters Series SR
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N/A
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0 / 0
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0 / 1
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0 / 1
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0 / 2
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0 / 5
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0 / 2
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1 / 5
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0 / 5
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1 / 6
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1 / 6
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1 / 5
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0 / 3
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0 / 0
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4 / 41
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N/A
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Annual Win-Loss
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N/A
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0–0
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2–1
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0–1
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3–2
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3–5
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1–2
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9–4
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10–5
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11–5
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7–5
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10–3
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1–4
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0–0
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N/A
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57–37
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Year End Ranking
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659
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861
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287
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332
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67
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42
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55
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17
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15
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17
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4
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17
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118
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1536
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N/A
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A = did not attend tournament
External links
Persondata
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Name
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Lareau, Sebastien
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Alternative names
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Short description
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Canadian tennis player
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Date of birth
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27 April 1973
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Place of birth
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Montreal
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Date of death
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Place of death
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